Management Development Program

The Management Development Program (MDP) is a competitive full-time opportunity designed to attract top hospitality students from key colleges and universities. Hilton Worldwide is focused on hiring students and placing them into a successful management training program at the property-level that can lead to long-term managerial job placement. The purpose of MDP is two-fold:

Provide qualified hospitality graduates with hands-on, accelerated training in all areas of hotel management and proficiency-oriented training in a selected area of specialization.

Guarantee the future success of Hilton Worldwide by investing in the training and development of its potential future leaders.

MDP participants complete both a general rotation through all areas of hotel operations and a focused "discipline specialization" in his or her area of selected concentration. The entire Asia Pacific MDP takes approximately twelve to twenty-four months, with six to twelve months in general rotation and another six to twelve months in discipline specialization, which includes, but may not be limited to: Finance/Accounting, Food & Beverage, Front Office, Human Resources, Housekeeping, and Sales/Events. The intention of the MDP is to prepare new leaders for entry-level management placement within Hilton Worldwide in their areas of specialty upon completion of the training program.

Qualifications

Greater China & Mongolia:

Applicants must be 3-year diploma education or its equivalent

Applicants must speak and write English fluently

Applicants must be highly mobile

Nationality may be required with different countries

Southeast Asia:

For external applicants must be:

Regionally mobile

Graduates in any discipline or 3-year diploma education in hospitality and tourism or its equivalent.

English fluency (both oral and written) with good command in 1 Asian language

For internal applicants must be:

Regionally mobile

6 months of hotel operations experience

Graduates in any discipline or 3-year diploma education in hospitality and tourism or its equivalent.

English fluency (both oral and written) with good command in 1 Asian language

Nominated by the HOD and endorsed by the GM of the property

India:

Applicants must be a full-time college senior graduating in the upcoming semester, with a Bachelor's degree in Hospitality or related discipline.

Applicants must possess a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher.

Applicants must be willing and able to relocate.

Applicants must have the ability to fluently speak, read, and write in English.

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